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Newly discovered virus appears to have killed Kan. man Man had been bitten by a tick 11 days before he died, suggesting the tick carried virus. Loading… Post to Facebook. Newly discovered virus appears to have killed Kan.
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Exclusive: US health officials push for stricter 'superbug' defense NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government is close to finalizing instructions to prevent medical devices responsible for transmitting "superbugs" from spreading the potentially fatal pathogens between patients, the scientist leading the effort said.
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800000 Using HealthCare.gov Were Sent Incorrect Tax Data WASHINGTON - About 800,000 taxpayers who enrolled in insurance policies through HealthCare.gov received erroneous tax information from the government, and were urged on Friday to hold off on filing tax returns until the error could be corrected.
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New Killer Virus Found in Kansas Scientists are reporting on a new virus, never seen before anywhere, that apparently killed a Kansas man last year. They're calling it Bourbon virus, after the county in Kansas where the previously healthy man lived.
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Measles outbreak at 149 cases in eight states, Canada and Mexico The number of cases in the California-centered measles outbreak rose to at least 149 patients across eight states, Canada and Mexico.
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REFILE-RPT-US FDA knew devices spread fatal 'superbug' but does not order fix NEW YORK Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have known since at least 2009 that the medical devices at the center of the "superbug" outbreak at UCLA can transmit lethal infections but have not recommended any new safety requirements, a lapse ...
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Meningitis bacteria to blame for Oregon student's death PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - A bacterial infection related to meningitis is to blame for the death of a University of Oregon student-athlete who was found unresponsive in her dorm room earlier this week, public health officials said on Friday.
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Nursing Home Ratings Fall as Tougher Standards Take Effect The star ratings of nearly a third of the nation's nursing homes were lowered on Friday, as federal officials readjusted quality standards in the face of criticism that the ratings were inaccurate and artificially inflated.
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Obama administration sent 800000 HealthCare.gov customers incorrect tax forms The Obama administration revealed Friday that it sent about 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers a tax form containing the wrong information, and asked them to hold off on filing their 2014 taxes.
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FDA Signals Easier Rule on Genetic Tests The Food and Drug Administration, in clearing the first direct-to-consumer genetic test for disease risk, is signaling that it will allow a wide range of certain genetic tests onto the U.S.
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Youth fighting 'superbug' infection from Los Angeles outbreak LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An 18-year-old man who was one of seven patients infected with a drug-resistant bacterial "superbug" during a medical procedure in Los Angeles was under 24-hour monitoring at a hospital as he fought a severe infection, his ...
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UPDATE 1-Youth fighting 'superbug' infection from Los Angeles outbreak (Adds comment from California Department of Public Health, UCLA comment). By Alex Dobuzinskis and Deena Beasley. LOS ANGELES Feb 20 (Reuters) - An 18-year-old man who was one of seven patients infected with a drug-resistant bacterial "superbug" ...
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Youth fighting 'superbug' infection from Los Angeles outbreak LOS ANGELES Feb 20 (Reuters) - An 18-year-old man who was one of seven patients infected with a drug-resistant bacterial "superbug" during a medical procedure in Los Angeles was under 24-hour monitoring at a hospital as he fought a severe infection, ...
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris approves sale of six hospitals SACRAMENTO -- In a highly anticipated decision that has implications for her political future, California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Friday approved the sale of the Daughters of Charity Health System to Prime Healthcare Services for $843 million.
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Superbug spread reveals thin pipeline of newest antibiotics NEW YORK - Every year at least 23,000 Americans die from bacterial infections that don't have effective treatments, including two patients killed in a recent outbreak in a Los Angeles hospital that has spurred new attention on the issue.
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Diet, Dog and Dogma The release yesterday of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee report does not officially give us new dietary guidelines for Americans just yet.
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Up to 5 Cups of Coffee a Day OK, Gov't Advisory Committee Says You can consume up to 5 cups of coffee a day, or up to 400 milligrams of caffeine, without detrimental effects, according to a new report that will help shape the official government dietary guidelines due out later this year.
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Spread of drug-resistant malaria an "enormous threat" Scientists are raising the alarm about a drug-resistant strain of malaria that's becoming a growing threat in southeast Asia and could spread to other countries where the parasitic infection is common.
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Los Angeles hospital says more than 100 may have been exposed to drug ... LOS ANGELES - A potentially deadly "superbug" resistant to antibiotics infected seven patients, including two who died, and nearly 200 others were exposed at a Southern California hospital through contaminated medical instruments, UCLA reported ...
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Dietary guidelines panel suggests tax on sugary foods WASHINGTON A tax on sugary drinks and snacks is one way a government panel of nutrition experts thinks Americans can be coaxed into eating better.
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Controversial hospital sale approved — with conditions California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Friday approved the controversial sale of six struggling nonprofit hospitals - three of them in the Bay Area - to for-profit Prime Healthcare Services, provided the buyer keeps the hospitals open for at least 10 ...
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World Health Organization Approves 1st Quick Test for Ebola The World Health Organization has approved a quick test for Ebola that will dramatically cut the time it takes to determine with reasonable accuracy whether someone is infected with the deadly virus.
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Injectable, 'self-healing' hydrogel may offer simpler form of long-term drug delivery A new study published in Nature Communications reveals how scientists have created an injectable hydrogel that can deliver drugs over specific time periods, eliminating the surgical implantation required with existing hydrogels.
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Daily cola 'raises cancer risk' due to caramel coloring The chemical process during the manufacture of the caramel coloring used in soft drinks such as cola produces a carcinogen that could be raising the risk of cancer to above the accepted threshold of one extra case in every 100,000 people consuming the ...
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Cholesterol no longer a concern: US experts MIAMI: More butter, anyone? A warning against eating foods high in cholesterol is no longer included in the US government's draft dietary guidelines for Americans, representing a major shift in policy, officials said Thursday.
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What 23andMe's FDA Approval Means For The Future Of Genomics Last night, the Food and Drug Administration approved a test made by 23andMe, the Mountain View, Calif.-based personal genetics company, for a gene that can cause a rare disorder called Bloom Syndrome, which causes short stature and a heightened risk ...
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WHO Approves First Rapid Test Kit for Ebola GENEVA—. The World Health Organization has approved the first Rapid Test Kit for use in Ebola affected countries in West Africa.
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Lesbian Couple Accuses Pediatrician of 'Discriminating Against' Their Baby ... A lesbian couple is claiming that they were discriminated against when a doctor refused to treat their infant daughter last fall, releasing a letter of apology that they say the doctor sent them earlier this month.
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Statins may not protect against Parkinson's after all, study finds Previously, some studies have found that the cholesterol-lowering medications statins may offer protective benefits against Parkinson's disease.
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Nightmare Bacteria And Dirty Scopes - Ignorance And Want In Medicine A deadly strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, dubbed "nightmare bacteria" by the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has struck again.
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Drug-resistant malaria strain found near Indian border LONDON: A deadly strain of malaria that has become resistant to artemisinin, the best available drug to fight the vector-borne disease, has been found 25 km from the Indian border.
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Hospitals grapple with safety of scopes after UCLA outbreak Hospitals nationally are scrambling to figure out how to keep using a controversial medical device that benefits patients while avoiding another deadly bacterial outbreak like the one at UCLA Medical Center.
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Malaria drug resistance poses 'enormous threat' Signs of total resistance to a key anti-malarial drug have been detected in a large swath of Myanmar's border with India, raising fears for scientists who aim to eliminate the killer disease.
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CDC Says New Tick-Borne Virus May Have Killed Kansas Man FRIDAY, Feb. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- An otherwise healthy man in Kansas became infected with a newly discovered type of virus after he was bitten by ticks, and he died of a related illness 11 days later, U.S.
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Dietary guidelines panel suggests tax on sugary foods WASHINGTON - A tax on sugary drinks and snacks is one way a government panel of nutrition experts thinks Americans can be coaxed into eating better.
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Cold, Dark, and Happy: Lessons From Alaska, the New Leader in Well-Being "Alaskans are the best in the nation in terms of exercise," said Dan Witters, a research director at Gallup, stoking my incredulity that Alaska could honestly be the national bastion of well-being.
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Bourbon Virus Case History Released Late last year, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced the discovery of a previously unknown virus that has been linked to the death of a Kansas man in late spring 2014.
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Ebola crisis: Liberia to open borders as infection falls Liberia is to reopen its borders following a reduction in the number of Ebola cases being reported in the country. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf made the announcement on Friday and said nationwide curfews would also be lifted.
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New details on mystery virus that killed Kansas man An otherwise healthy man in Kansas became infected with a newly discovered type of virus after he was bitten by ticks, and he died of a related illness 11 days later, U.S.
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World Health Organization Approves 1st Quick Test for Ebola BERLIN - The World Health Organization has approved a quick test for Ebola that will dramatically cut the time it takes to determine with reasonable accuracy whether someone is infected with the deadly virus.
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Liberia to end Ebola curfew, open land border crossings MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia's president on Friday ordered officials to lift an overnight curfew put in place six months ago to fight the Ebola epidemic and to reopen the country's land border crossings.
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Measles Outbreak Story Broken by Doctor, Not Media savesaved; ">. by Greg Matthews. Who hasn't seen this news, about the measles outbreak linked to Disneyland? Since the story broke on Jan. 6, doctors have shared over 4,000 links to other articles and sites when they use any #measles hashtag.
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Finger-pointing, lawsuits likely to follow 'superbug' scare LOS ANGELES. With an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" outbreak connected to its facility, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center stopped short of pointing a finger at the manufacturer of a medical instrument believed to have spread the deadly germs.
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New Virus Suspected in Death of Kansas Man A new virus appears to have caused the death last spring of a man in Kansas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday in its journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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UCLA 'Superbug' Patient to Sue Maker of Suspect Endocopes: Lawyer An 18-year-old student now hospitalized amid UCLA's "superbug" outbreak will sue the maker of the hard-to-clean medical instruments linked to six other infections and two deaths, the teen's lawyer said Friday.
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UCLA outbreak: 48-year-old liver transplant patient died in December One of the two patients who died in connection with a superbug outbreak at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center was a 48-year-old liver transplant patient from the Central Valley, according to the family's attorney.
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Attorney General Kamala Harris approves sale of Daughters of Charity Hospitals ... The protest is over. Attorney General Kamala Harris approved the sale of Daughters of Charity Hospitals to Prime Healthcare. For months leading up to the decision members of SEIU United Health Workers West opposed to the sale.
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Cholesterol in food not a concern, according to 2015 dietary advisory For more than a week, speculation has been running rampant. Here's how it all started. On Feb. 10, The Washington Post published a headline that got a good amount of attention: "The U.S.
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County officials laud decision, hopeful Seton remains open Local officials and health care advocates celebrated the decision by Attorney General Kamala Harris to approve the sale of six nonprofit Daughters of Charity hospitals, including Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside, to Prime Health Care.
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Ebola outbreak: rapid test approved A 15-minute test for Ebola virus infection is now approved to use during the emergency, the World Health Organization says. Currently, well trained scientists conduct Ebola tests in special labs.
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